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==Norm and Agrument of a Complex Number ([[Homework_1_ECE301Fall2008mboutin|HW1]], [[ECE301]], [[Main_Page_ECE301Fall2008mboutin|Fall 2008]])==
  
 
For any complex number
 
For any complex number
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:<math>z = x + iy\,</math>
 
:<math>z = x + iy\,</math>
  
The '''norm''' (absolute value) of <math>z\,</math> is given by
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The '''norm''' (absolute value) of <math>z\,</math> is given by (<span style="color:red"> see important comment on [[HW1.3_David_Record_-_Magnitude_of_a_Complex_Number_ECE301Fall2008mboutin|this page]] regarding using the term "absolute value" only for real numbers</span>)
  
 
:<math> |z| = \sqrt{x^2+y^2}</math>
 
:<math> |z| = \sqrt{x^2+y^2}</math>
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The '''argument''' of <math>z\,</math> is given by
 
The '''argument''' of <math>z\,</math> is given by
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:<math> z = x + iy = r(\cos \phi + i \sin \phi ) = r e^i\phi\,</math>
 
:<math> z = x + iy = r(\cos \phi + i \sin \phi ) = r e^i\phi\,</math>
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Norm and Agrument of a Complex Number (HW1, ECE301, Fall 2008)

For any complex number

$ z = x + iy\, $

The norm (absolute value) of $ z\, $ is given by ( see important comment on this page regarding using the term "absolute value" only for real numbers)

$ |z| = \sqrt{x^2+y^2} $


The argument of $ z\, $ is given by

$ \phi = arctan (y/x)\, $


Conversion from Cartesian to Polar Form

$ x = r\cos \phi\, $
$ y = \sin \phi\, $
$ z = x + iy = r(\cos \phi + i \sin \phi ) = r e^i\phi\, $

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